Yaodong Tu

1.4k total citations · 2 hit papers
10 papers, 1.1k citations indexed

About

Yaodong Tu is a scholar working on Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, Mechanical Engineering and Materials Chemistry. According to data from OpenAlex, Yaodong Tu has authored 10 papers receiving a total of 1.1k indexed citations (citations by other indexed papers that have themselves been cited), including 6 papers in Renewable Energy, Sustainability and the Environment, 5 papers in Mechanical Engineering and 3 papers in Materials Chemistry. Recurrent topics in Yaodong Tu's work include Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (6 papers), Adsorption and Cooling Systems (4 papers) and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (3 papers). Yaodong Tu is often cited by papers focused on Solar-Powered Water Purification Methods (6 papers), Adsorption and Cooling Systems (4 papers) and Advanced Thermoelectric Materials and Devices (3 papers). Yaodong Tu collaborates with scholars based in China and United States. Yaodong Tu's co-authors include R.Z. Wang, Yannan Zhang, Jiayun Wang, Lingji Hua, Bangjun Li, Chenxi Wang, Hongzhi Yan, Gang Chen, Xuanhe Zhao and Shaoting Lin and has published in prestigious journals such as Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences, Advanced Functional Materials and Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics.

In The Last Decade

Yaodong Tu

10 papers receiving 1.1k citations

Hit Papers

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What are hit papers?

Hit papers significantly outperform the citation benchmark for their cohort. A paper qualifies if it has ≥500 total citations, achieves ≥1.5× the top-1% citation threshold for papers in the same subfield and year (this is the minimum needed to enter the top 1%, not the average within it), or reaches the top citation threshold in at least one of its specific research topics.

Progress and Expectation of Atmospheric Water Harvesting

2018 583 citations Yaodong Tu, R.Z. Wang et al. Joule profile →
A Thermal Management Strategy for Electronic Devices Based on Moisture Sorption-Desorption Processes

2020 251 citations Chenxi Wang, Lingji Hua et al. Joule profile →

Peers — A (Enhanced Table)

Peers by citation overlap · career bar shows stage (early→late) cites · hero ref

Name	h						Papers	Cites
Yaodong Tu China	8	652	441	200	194	168	10	1.1k
Alina LaPotin United States	9	622 1.0×	402 0.9×	243 1.2×	113 0.6×	124 0.7×	11	1.1k
Yannan Zhang China	14	632 1.0×	1.0k 2.3×	171 0.9×	131 0.7×	187 1.1×	27	1.5k
Zhiheng Zheng China	23	883 1.4×	606 1.4×	250 1.3×	91 0.5×	342 2.0×	56	1.8k
Chao Chang China	19	909 1.4×	683 1.5×	356 1.8×	115 0.6×	259 1.5×	53	1.6k
Xinzhe Min China	9	1.4k 2.1×	187 0.4×	724 3.6×	225 1.2×	74 0.4×	9	1.6k
Sumanjeet Kaur United States	18	371 0.6×	429 1.0×	170 0.8×	42 0.2×	403 2.4×	42	1.4k
Yunsong Pang China	15	596 0.9×	233 0.5×	298 1.5×	120 0.6×	518 3.1×	38	1.3k
Arny Leroy United States	12	631 1.0×	283 0.6×	258 1.3×	140 0.7×	98 0.6×	22	1.5k
Yanpei Tian United States	25	746 1.1×	211 0.5×	342 1.7×	142 0.7×	150 0.9×	64	1.8k
Iwan Haechler Switzerland	6	416 0.6×	94 0.2×	205 1.0×	120 0.6×	36 0.2×	8	661

Countries citing papers authored by Yaodong Tu

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Fields of papers citing papers by Yaodong Tu

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Physical SciencesHealth SciencesLife SciencesSocial Sciences

This network shows the impact of papers produced by Yaodong Tu. Nodes represent research fields, and links connect fields that are likely to share authors. Colored nodes show fields that tend to cite the papers produced by Yaodong Tu. The network helps show where Yaodong Tu may publish in the future.

Co-authorship network of co-authors of Yaodong Tu

This figure shows the co-authorship network connecting the top 25 collaborators of Yaodong Tu. A scholar is included among the top collaborators of Yaodong Tu based on the total number of citations received by their joint publications. Widths of edges represent the number of papers authors have co-authored together. Node borders signify the number of papers an author published with Yaodong Tu. Yaodong Tu is excluded from the visualization to improve readability, since they are connected to all nodes in the network.

All Works

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10 of 10 papers shown

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Chen, Gang, et al.. (2025). Reply to Ahmed and Lu: Cluster signals depend on how samples are made and measured. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 122(12). e2425993122–e2425993122. 1 indexed citations

2.

Lv, Guangxin, et al.. (2024). Photomolecular effect: Visible light interaction with air–water interface. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 121(18). 24 indexed citations

3.

Tu, Yaodong, Jiawei Zhou, Shaoting Lin, et al.. (2023). Plausible photomolecular effect leading to water evaporation exceeding the thermal limit. Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences. 120(45). e2312751120–e2312751120. 63 indexed citations

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Qian, Xin, et al.. (2021). Thermally regenerative electrochemically cycled flow batteries with pH neutral electrolytes for harvesting low-grade heat. Physical Chemistry Chemical Physics. 23(39). 22501–22514. 45 indexed citations

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Lin, Shaoting, Yueying Yang, Jiahua Ni, et al.. (2021). Stretchable Anti‐Fogging Tapes for Diverse Transparent Materials. Advanced Functional Materials. 31(36). 49 indexed citations

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Wang, Chenxi, Lingji Hua, Hongzhi Yan, et al.. (2020). A Thermal Management Strategy for Electronic Devices Based on Moisture Sorption-Desorption Processes. Joule. 4(2). 435–447. 251 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tu, Yaodong, et al.. (2019). A Moisture-Penetrating Humidity Pump Directly Powered by One-Sun Illumination. iScience. 15. 502–513. 34 indexed citations

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Li, Bangjun, Lingji Hua, Yaodong Tu, & R.Z. Wang. (2019). A Full-Solid-State Humidity Pump for Localized Humidity Control. Joule. 3(6). 1427–1436. 63 indexed citations

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Tu, Yaodong, R.Z. Wang, Yannan Zhang, & Jiayun Wang. (2018). Progress and Expectation of Atmospheric Water Harvesting. Joule. 2(8). 1452–1475. 583 indexed citations breakdown →

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Tu, Yaodong & R.Z. Wang. (2016). Theoretical investigation of a novel unitary solid desiccant air conditioner. Science and Technology for the Built Environment. 23(1). 151–156. 6 indexed citations

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